CVE-2024-55565: Predictable results in nanoid generation when given non-integer values
(updated )
When nanoid is called with a fractional value, there were a number of undesirable effects:
- in browser and non-secure, the code infinite loops on while (size–)
- in node, the value of poolOffset becomes fractional, causing calls to nanoid to return zeroes until the pool is next filled
- if the first call in node is a fractional argument, the initial buffer allocation fails with an error
Version 3.3.8 and 5.0.9 are fixed.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwcw-c2x4-8c55
- github.com/ai/nanoid
- github.com/ai/nanoid/compare/3.3.7...3.3.8
- github.com/ai/nanoid/pull/510
- github.com/ai/nanoid/releases/tag/5.0.9
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00025.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00006.html
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55565
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